DBT Lead: Miss G Ali
Faculty Introduction
Students in Years 7 and 8 study DBT. During these two years, they learn key skills that they will need throughout their school life and beyond. Students are working towards to completing Pixl Edge over the two years by recording their individual achievements in five key areas: Leadership, Organisation, Resilience, Initiative and Communication (LORIC). The students will spend time exploring kindness and respect, two characteristics we expect students at Denbigh to show. Students will also spend time looking into what makes a healthy lifestyle and learn skills to implement in their daily lives. These will be known as LORIC to the students. There are three levels the students can work towards: Apprentice, Pioneer, and Graduate level. For apprentice-level, students need to complete 10 tasks, two from each LORIC area. For Pioneer and Graduate Level, students need to complete one task from each LORIC area but the tasks increase in difficulty. After each level has been completed, each student alongside parents/guardians are invited to the Creative Arts Celebration Evening to receive a certificate and celebrate their achievements.
DBT is a great way for students to record and track their achievements. Students can pick their own tasks to complete in each of the strands mentioned above, making their completion of the levels individualised. The tasks can be completed inside and outside of lessons. You can look through the database with your son/daughter to see the activities and encourage your child to complete extra activities to ensure they have the edge!
Key Words for Year 7 DBT – Autumn
| Key Term | Definition |
| Leadership | The action of leading a group of people or an organization. |
| Organisation | The action of organizing something. |
| Resilience | The capacity to recover quickly from difficulties. |
| Initiative | You have the ability to decide what to do next and to do it, without needing other people to tell you what to do. |
| Communication | The imparting or exchanging of information by speaking, writing, or using some other medium. |
| Wellbeing | The state of being comfortable, healthy, or happy. |
| Kindness | The quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate. |
| Respect | Due regard for the feelings, wishes, or rights of others. |
Key Words for Year 8 DBT – Autumn
| Key Term | Definition |
| Leadership | The action of leading a group of people or an organization. |
| Organisation | The action of organizing something. |
| Resilience | The capacity to recover quickly from difficulties. |
| Initiative | You have the ability to decide what to do next and to do it, without needing other people to tell you what to do. |
| Communication | The imparting or exchanging of information by speaking, writing, or using some other medium. |
| Wellbeing | The state of being comfortable, healthy, or happy. |
| Kindness | The quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate. |
| Respect | Due regard for the feelings, wishes, or rights of others. |
Curriculum
Please click on the relevant year group to find information about the curriculum delivery timeline, subject to change.
Year 7
| Autumn 1st half term | Introduction to DBT/Kindness |
| Autumn 2nd half term | Communication/Organisation |
| Spring 1st half term | Respect |
| Spring 2nd half term | Human Edge |
| Summer 1st half term | Resilience |
| Summer 2nd half term | Initiative |
Year 8
| Autumn 1st half term | Recap of DBT/Kindness |
| Autumn 2nd half term | Communication/Human Edge |
| Spring 1st half term | Respect |
| Spring 2nd half term | Careers |
| Summer 1st half term | Initiative |
| Summer 2nd half term | Current affairs project |
